Gerang Gerung · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Gerang Gerung

How families and households are made up across the area.

A higher share of people living alone than the national figure defines the household makeup in Gerang Gerung. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, nearly 29% of residents live by themselves.

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📍 Gerang Gerung, Suburb / Locality

Where Gerang Gerung sits — Average household size

2.4 ▼ -11.1%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gerang Gerung — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Gerang Gerung2.4
3418, VIC 2.3
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.6% of people here live alone, which is well above the Australian figure of 25.6%. Two-person homes are the most common, making up 46.4% of all households.

2.4 ▼ -11.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.6% ▲ +14.3%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 25.0%
  • 2016: 38.5%
  • 2021: 28.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Gerang Gerung, 2 people is the majority at 54%; 1 person is next at 33%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children are the largest family group at 44.8%. One-parent families make up 10.3% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.3% ▲ +29.0%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.0%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Gerang Gerung, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (40%) and One-parent families (11%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Gerang Gerung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20984/gerang-gerung/topic/family-households